Do you need to book Geyuan Garden and Heyuan Garden in advance?
Yes — Geyuan Garden and Heyuan Garden in Yangzhou runs on real-name advance reservation. Release rule: Real-name reservation required to buy; passport as ID, bookable the same day or ahead via the official mini-program. A foreign passport works as the real-name ID. No linkable official booking page is recorded. Our record names “Weixin mini app” as a booking route.
Verified 2026-06-13 · rules change; confirm on the official channel before you travel
The booking rule, in detail
- Reservation
- Required in advance
- Tickets release
- Real-name reservation required to buy; passport as ID, bookable the same day or ahead via the official mini-program
- Foreign passport
- A foreign passport works as the real-name ID.
- Official channel
- No linkable official booking page is recorded. Our record names “Weixin mini app” as a booking route.
How a foreign visitor actually books it
Both classical gardens now require a real-name booking to buy the ticket, through the official Yangzhou WeChat mini-program (a QR code at the entrance); a passport is your ID. In practice you can often book on your phone right at the gate, but it is no longer a simple cash-at-the-window sight. Have your hotel set up the mini-program if the Chinese interface is a barrier.
What else to know
We link no official booking page here — the channel is the Chinese-only official mini-program, no overseas-confirmed booking page. Government-set pricing is roughly ¥45 peak / ¥30 off-season each (peak counted as Mar–May and Aug–Oct; you'll also see ¥48 quoted at Geyuan, so confirm at booking); half price for 60–69s and 6–18s with ID. Geyuan is the famous merchant garden built around bamboo and the 'four-seasons' rockeries; Heyuan is the late-Qing 'Garden of He' known for its two-storey covered walkways. They pair naturally with the old town in a half-day and, in summer, both stay open into the evening (to around 21:30).
If the official channel does not work
Do not assume an unrecorded booking route is available. Recheck the operator’s current instructions; where the interface itself is the obstacle, the practical mechanics are in buying tickets the official way and booking without WeChat.
Other Yangzhou sights and their booking rules
- Daming Temple and Dongguan Street old town book ahead
- Slender West Lake book ahead
Full city context, hotels that register foreigners, and what to eat: Yangzhou guide. Release times across every city we track are in Reservation Radar.